Top 25 Cities with Most Energy Star Buildings in 2009

Today the EPA released its second annual ranking of U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of buildings receiving the Energy Star label in 2009. California cities took two of the top three slots, but that's no surprise as these cities are at the forefront of green building.

Energy Star indicates that a building's energy performance is in the top 25% of buildings nationwide compared to similar buildings. Several types of buildings — schools, hospitals, offices, retail stores, supermarkets, etc — can receive the label.

Here's the list by number of projects (but see the comments below for a list by square footage):

i’m somewhat surprised to see LA top the list but given its size, i guess it’s not surprising. the green scene is certainly here but not nearly as active as it could be. the bay area in san francisco is way ahead of us, but this list is encouraging.